. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. 35^ THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. terrier; there was no denying his quahty, though he was to a certain extent a flukily bred one, and as a consequence has not been, either m England or America, so far as the writer knows, a great success at the stud. :\Ir. Raper sold Go Bang to Mr. G. AI. Carnochan, of New York, for something like £500, probably the biggest price that has ever been paid for any Fox-terrier. Mr. Hay
. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. 35^ THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. terrier; there was no denying his quahty, though he was to a certain extent a flukily bred one, and as a consequence has not been, either m England or America, so far as the writer knows, a great success at the stud. :\Ir. Raper sold Go Bang to Mr. G. AI. Carnochan, of New York, for something like £500, probably the biggest price that has ever been paid for any Fox-terrier. Mr. Hay- ward Field is another gentleman who has been exhibiting the breed for very many years, and has owned several good terriers. The late Mr. Clear had also at one time a strong kennel, the best of which b3' a long way was Ch. Jack St. Leger. This was a little dog of great sub- stance for his size, and he had perhaps the best head that one of his size has ever possessed. He had also a good coat, though he could always have done with a little more of it. He was a well-bred dog, and one would ha\"e thought a likely sire, but his name rarely appears in pedigrees. Mr. \Miarton was a well-known exhibitor and judge some time back ; in the latter capacity he sometimes still officiates, and though one never now sees him exhibiting, he no doubt has not lost touch with the variety. It was he who owned that ex- cellent little terrier Ch. Bushey Broom, who created quite a furore when first exhibited at the Westminster x\quarium, ilr. Wharton driving off at once to his owner, who lived somewhere in the suburbs of London, to buy him. Bushey Broom had a very successful career on the bench, and was hardly beaten until the aforesaid Carlisle Tyro accomplished this feat, at the show at whicli he was MR. C HOULKERS CH. DUSKY ADMIRAL BY COMMODORE OF NOTTS RUTH. Mr. Harding Cox was years ago a great supporter of the variety. He exhibited with varying success, and was always much m
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